Harpenden, High Street c.1960
Photo ref:
H25061
More about this scene
The A6 road runs across the Common at Harpenden, under the 'Baa Lamb' trees and into the High Street. Nobody knows for certain why they are called the 'Baa Lamb Trees'; it has been suggested that this was where the local shepherd sat whilst tending his flock. The shops sit cheek by jowl on one side of the street, whilst the other is fringed with pollarded limes and chestnuts. In these days before the drink-drive laws, the owner of the Morris Minor van has popped into the White Lion (right) for quiet pint. How similar this is to the travellers who have used the road since before Roman times and would have sought rest and refreshment at Harpenden.
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